New Delhi. On a two day visit Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari reviewed the progress of work on Delhi-Mumbai Expressway at Sohna in Haryana, Dausa and Bundi in Rajasthan, Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh.
In Sohna, Union Minister along with Chief Minister of Haryana, M.L. Khattar and Union Minister Rao Inderjit Singh reviewed the progress of the expressway.
In Haryana, 160 km of road construction will take place out of which 130 kms of work has already been awarded, official release said.
Union Minister said by joining Haryana with Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra, this expressway will promote prosperity and development in the area.
Nitin Gadkari said that in Delhi NCR region 15 projects have been sanctioned worth Rs. 53000 Crores in which the work is on for 14 projects.
With the completion of these projects the air pollution in Delhi NCR will be drastically reduced and the problem of traffic jams will also be resolved.
Union Minister said that 1,380 kms long Delhi Mumbai Expressway is the longest expressway of the country and will be ready by March, 2023.
